4
deceit(noun, trick, charm, falsehood, nonsense)
4
distraction(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, question)
4
equivocation(reasoning, falsehood)
4
fraud(noun, trick, charm, falsehood, nonsense)
4
hocus-pocus(noun, trick, charm, nonsense, sleight)
4
poser(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
4
vagueness(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
3
brain-teaser(noun, trouble, challenge, puzzle)
3
casuistry
3
daze(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, uncertainty)
3
distortion
3
fog(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, uncertainty)
3
hiding
3
obscurity
3
occultation
3
perversion(reasoning, falsehood)
3
uncertainty(noun, anxiety, doubt, question, perplexity)
2
ambiguity(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
2
bewilderedness(noun, confusion, uncertainty, awareness, perplexity)
2
chicanery(trick, charm, reasoning, nonsense)
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